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HOW ABOUT THAT! Daniel Nava reacts after hitting a three-run homer in the seventh inning to break a 0-0 deadlock and send the Sox to a 3-1 win against the Orioles yesterday at Fenway Park.

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Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia bobbles the ball but still has time to throw out Baltimore Orioles second baseman Ryan Flaherty at first in the seventh inning.

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Boston Red Sox Shane Victorino singled to left in the fourth inning.

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Daniel Nava and Shane Victorino celebrate the Red Sox victory over Baltimore after the home opener at Fenway.

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Daniel Nava is greeted at home by Mike Napoli and Dustin Pedroia after his three run homer in the seventh inning.

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Daniel Nava heads to second on his trip around the bases on his three run homer in the seventh inning.

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Daniel Nava hits a three run homer in the seventh inning.

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Dustin Pedroia throws out Chris Davis at second in the 4th inning.

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Clay Buchholz pitches in the first inning of the Red Sox vs. Baltimore home opener at Fenway.

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The last time Daniel Nava faced the interview room cameras at Fenway Park, he looked like a kid from silo country viewing the Manhattan skyline for the first time.

Nava had just improbably blasted a grand slam off of Philadelphia’s Joe Blanton in 2010 in not only his first big league at-bat, but on his first pitch. His was an amazing story ­— former college team manager whom the Red Sox bought sight-unseen from an independent league for a dollar.

And it has only gotten better since.

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